KTLA weatherman Mark Kriski is recovering from a medical emergency — as the beloved broadcaster suffered a mild stroke … according to his wife, reporter Jennifer Gould.
Jennifer tells TMZ … Mark suffered the stroke early Monday morning at their L.A. home. He was hospitalized, but she says he’s on the road to recovery.
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While he’s still hospitalized, she says Mark is communicative, joking around and, generally, in good spirits. KTLA broke the news and just announced it on the air.
Mark has been a longtime member of the KTLA family, having joined the news program as its original weathercaster back in 1991 — building the team alongside Carlos Amezcua and Barbara Beck.
Mark has nabbed 9 Emmy Awards and one Associated Press Radio-Television Award … for his work covering the daily weather forecast in the 7 AM to 11 AM broadcast window.
Jennifer tells us Mark’s looking forward to getting back to work soon.
MK and reporter Eric Spillman remain the only OG members of the KTLA team … with the news family saying goodbye to Entertainment reporter Sam Rubin earlier this month.
Sam — who joined KTLA months after its initial launch in ’91 — was rushed to the hospital on May 10 after suffering a heart attack. He was declared dead at the hospital.
Jennifer says she and Mark were conscious of their co-workers’ emotions after Sam’s death … and, as a result, they’d told very few people at KTLA about his stroke.
Mark paid tribute to Sam on social media, writing alongside a black-and-white photo of the original KTLA team … “There will never be another Sam Rubin. This is the end of an era. Love you and I will miss you, my friend.”
It’s certainly been a tough time for the KTLA family.